(Closed) Online Degree Program Suggestions

Calling on all of you smarty pants bees to help me out here, I need to find an online program that is regionally accredited, not to harsh on accepting previously earned credits, SHORT class lengths. I would prefer nothing over 6wks, however 8 is the norm & I can handle it if other aspects are wonderful. Military friendly would be a plus, I don’t want group projects, proctered exams or webcam courses. Especially tell me about your program if you can go at your own pace, meaning taking as few or as many courses as you want in any given semester.

Washington State University fits some of your requirements, not all but I thought I would just let you know!

They are accredited and I have not heard of any issues accepting previously earned credits. As for short courses, they are a semester long and do have due dates. But, other than due dates you can work on the stuff on your own time (I work full time and fit it around my schedule). Occasionally there are video camera proctered exams but I have only had one or two a semester. You can take as little as one course or as many as 7. They offer “intersession courses” that are three weeks long and you can take one class. These are offered between semesters, approx. 3 times a year. There are shorter summer session courses as well!

Oh yeah and some other options are Thomas Edison State College (I took some classes through them…very hard!) and, of course, Excelsior. If you are military, try looking through the DANTES catalogs online as well as SOC for your branch

SUNY (State University of New York) Empire State College is online and accredited, I work at a university and many of my colleagues take online classes through them because it is accredited, not one of the degree mill schools. http://www.esc.edu/

I’m getting my Master’s through the University of the Incarnate Word. They have 8 week terms, which I know you said you didn’t want. I would say about 75% of the students are military. I have only had one class where group projects were required, and it really wasn’t too bad. No webcam lectures or proctered exams.

What I really like about UIW is that they are a strong brick and mortar school as well. They’ve been around forever, and even have two high schools affiliated with them, one of which I attended 🙂

I take one class a term, but many students take two or more. Textbooks are free for undergrad and you don’t pay a lot of the school fees since it’s online and you’re not using the facilities provided by the University anyway. They claim to work really well with previously earned credit.

I would look into Ashford University. I know they are military friendly and classes are 5 weeks long. Classes consist of discussions, quizzes, and a final paper. It doesnt hurt to check it out! Good luck in whatever you find!

@xoxo_712: Did you start out there or transfer? Are you working towards a certification or degree program? Group projects? How long have you attended? Are courses difficult, writing and test intensive or more group discussion oriented? If you want to PM me, feel free to do so. Thanks for responding.